Getting top honors from school, Rich dreamt of becoming one of the best neurosurgeons in her country. However, their family’s financial status won’t allow the fulfillment of her dreams. Being the eldest daughter of a hardworking OFW (overseas Filipino worker) father and the kindest and most patient mother, she chose a degree that is in line with her dreams but would guarantee to easily land her a job to help her family. And with that in mind, Rich took up and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and majored in Microbiology at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños campus.
HER JOB… 
Since graduating from college, she has worked as a support staff to top management of various pharmaceutical companies both local and multinational. Her longest tenure was with Les Laboratoires Servier – a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes ethical drugs for diabetes and hypertension.
HER PASSION…
Dancing is her first love. She began dancing in 1995 with the college dance troupe UPLB Sandayaw Cultural Group in the Philippines. She is one of the major female soloists in the group and has performed solo Spanish-inspired dances, and has done stunts like dancing on top of bamboo poles carried by male dancers. After college, she has choreographed dances for offices, schools, and various organizations. She also developed her creativity in arts and crafts more particularly in balloon arts. She also enjoys making trinkets & bead accessories and is currently into knitting and crochet. A mom of three: she cooks, bakes, and desires to put delectable food on the table for her kids.
WHERE SHE IS NOW… 
Since leaving her regular job abroad and moving to California to become a stay-at-home mom, she optimizes her time by writing. She has been a freelance writer since 2010 and has worked with Essays.Ph. Currently, she is actively contributing writing jobs to Creative Contents. She also contributes articles to eZinearticles.com and Yahoo Voices.

